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Side chain polyrotaxanes were synthesized from radically polymerizable pseu
dorotaxane monomers (DB24C8.1) which were composed of secondary ammonium sa
lts having (meth)acryl group at one end and bulky stopper at the other end
(1a and 1b) and dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8). Both radical polymerization of
DB24C8.1 and copolymerization of DB24C8.1a with styrene afforded correspon
ding polymers having rotaxane moieties in the side chains (2a, 2b, and 3).